Developer-provided Training
LOW MODERATE ✓ HIGHRequirements NIST SOURCE
Require the developer of the system, system component, or system service to provide the following training on the correct use and operation of the implemented security and privacy functions, controls, and/or mechanisms: [training].
Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)
Developer-provided training applies to external and internal (in-house) developers. Training personnel is essential to ensuring the effectiveness of the controls implemented within organizational systems. Types of training include web-based and computer-based training, classroom-style training, and hands-on training (including micro-training). Organizations can also request training materials from developers to conduct in-house training or offer self-training to organizational personnel. Organizations determine the type of training necessary and may require different types of training for different security and privacy functions, controls, and mechanisms.
Implementation Guidance
Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.
No engineering interpretation has been authored for SA-16 yet. This section is architected to receive it — see the Requirements and Assessment sections above for the authoritative NIST source content in the meantime.
Assessment
Assessment Objectives
- training on the correct use and operation of the implemented security and privacy functions, controls, and/or mechanisms provided by the developer of the system, system component, or system service is defined;
- the developer of the system, system component, or system service is required to provide <SA-16_ODP training> on the correct use and operation of the implemented security and privacy functions, controls, and/or mechanisms.
Examine
[SELECT FROM: System and services acquisition policy; system and services acquisition procedures; procedures addressing developer-provided training; solicitation documentation; acquisition documentation; service level agreements; acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service; organizational security and privacy training policy; developer-provided training materials; training records; system security plan; privacy plan; privacy impact assessment; privacy risk assessment documentation; other relevant documents or records].
Interview
[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with system and service acquisition responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities; system developer; external or internal (in-house) developers with training responsibilities for the system, system component, or information system service].
Overlays
STIGs & CCIs
No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for SA-16. This section is architected to display, per product: STIG ID, Finding ID, Severity, Title, Description, Check, Fix, CCI, and NIST control mapping — but nothing is populated here until a real DISA STIG/CCI dataset is ingested.
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Categorized from the SP 800-53A "Examine"/"Test" artifact list above by keyword — not an authoritative NIST evidence list.
Policy
- System and services acquisition policy
- organizational security and privacy training policy
- system security plan
- privacy plan
Other Records
- system and services acquisition procedures
- procedures addressing developer-provided training
- solicitation documentation
- acquisition documentation
- service level agreements
- acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service
- developer-provided training materials
- training records
- privacy impact assessment
- privacy risk assessment documentation
- other relevant documents or records